Gardening for starters

Potatoes

well, my potatoes have done very good. I know you're not supposed to dig them up yet, but I've gotten a few out of the ground already to cook for my family and they were great. I think I'm going to dig them all up early because they only have a thin layer of skin and this way I really don't have to do any peeling. I just wash them really good and cook.

Best times fo the day for working in your garden

I've found that the best times to work in your garden is early in mornings or late in the evenings when the sun starts to go down, especially in the summer. Also, don't water your garden in the middle of the day when the sun is beating down, it could cause your plants to burn up. The best time is late in the evening.

Growing green beans

Of course I had to learn the hard way this year. I planted a lot of beans. And before you grow beans, know this. They will take over everything if you let them. If you don't put out wooden stakes throughout the rows and tie the strings (maybe some nylon string) around the stakes to form a kind of fence for the bean vines to run up, the vines will run and wrap around anything that your growing close to them, including the weeds.

Before you can start you garden, you must fertilize the area in which you are going to plant. You can buy your fertilizer anywhere they sell seeds for your garden. You can ask the people who work there what fertilizer they reccomend.

One of the helpful tips I learned about this year was to tie strips of white cloth around the section in your garden where you have cabbage planted. I of course learned that a little to late this year, so most of may cabbage has been eaten by those cute little rabbits. This white cloth apparently keeps them out. I've seen this with my own eyes from other family members gardens.

I've just started growing my own garden over the last couple of years and I love it. There's nothing like producing your own food. Every time I see my veggies starting to grow, I feel like I've accomplished something great. That may sound a little goofy, but I love the way I feel when I can feed my family and share with other family and friends the things I've grown.